Chen Guang, commander of the 115th Division, was transferred back to Yan'an to study Xi, a decision that may be somewhat puzzling. At that time, the main leader of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army was "Chen Luo", and Chen Guang was only the commander of the division, and *** served as the political commissar of the division and made great achievements in the political field. However, ** transferred Chen Guang, the military director of the Shandong base area, which seems to be out of place, but the personnel arrangement of *** has its own profound meaning, and we will talk about the reasons today.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the situation in the Shandong base area was complicated, and the internal forces of our army were also complicated. Although the 115th Division was the main force of "orthodoxy", it was only a part of the Shandong Eighth Route Army, and its scale was not the largest in the early days. Before the 115th Division arrived in Shandong, Comrade Li Yu had already formed the Shandong Column, which rapidly expanded to more than 40,000 people. Together with the troops brought by General Xiao Hua and other armed forces, together with the 115th Division, they formed the core force of the Shandong Eighth Route Army.
Therefore, the issue of unified leadership between the military and the government has become a major problem in the Shandong base area since around 1940. Fortunately, Luo Shuai, Li Yu and other cadres who put the overall situation first and have a moderate temperament did not have major coordination problems. However, after Xu Shuai was transferred back to Yan'an, the main work in Shandong was taken care of by General Zhu Rui, who was also the secretary of the Shandong branch of the Communist Party of China at that time, so he became the supreme leader of our army in Shandong. General Zhu Rui has outstanding talents, profound qualifications, and a very outstanding personality.
He had some resentment with the 115th Division led by Chen Luo, but he often praised the Shandong Column. At a meeting in 1940, he publicly criticized "the 115th Division is nothing but good hygiene", which made Chen Luo feel aggrieved, and Luo Shuai even wrote to *** to ask for his resignation, hoping that Zhu Rui would be directly responsible for the work of the 115th Division, but *** did not accept Luo Shuai's resignation, but calmed his emotions.
Chen Guang, as the military leader of the 115th Division, became the acting division commander after Lin Shuai. Regarding his command ability, it is undoubtedly strong enough. During the Red Army, Chen Guang served as the commander of the First Red Army, while Lin Shuai served as the commander of the First Red Army for a long time, which was the most powerful and core unit of the entire Red Army.
In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Guang also served as the commander of the 343rd Brigade of the 115th Division, so from the perspective of commanding the troops to fight, it was no problem for him to serve as the acting division commander and bear the main responsibility in military affairs. But ** decided to transfer Chen Guang not because he had a discordant relationship with Luo Shuai. In fact, Luo Shuai has cooperated with Mr. Lin many times in his military career, and even Mr. Lin and Luo Shuai, who have an eccentric personality, get along very well and become good friends, not to mention the straightforward General Chen Guang.
** has always been known for his high level of political work and good at uniting comrades. He and Chen Guang have a very good relationship, and when ** decided to transfer Chen Guang, both of them were very reluctant, and their comradeship was very deep. ** In order to unify the military and political leadership of Shandong, key personnel transfers were made. Zhu Rui, Chen Guang, Li Yu, Zhang Jingwu, these five people are the most important party, government and military cadres after Xu Shuai left Shandong.
However, as mentioned above, the composition of our army in Shandong is quite complicated, and the most important military and political chief of the 115th Division is not the same person, and Chen Guang is only the commander of the ** division, and his prestige is not enough. Originally, after Lin Shuai was accidentally injured by Jin Suijun, the chairman planned to let *** concurrently serve as the commander of the division. But unfortunately, the appointment of the headquarters of the 18th Group Army was issued first, and Mr. Peng and others instructed Chen Guang to be responsible, so it was inconvenient to make further revisions.
In addition, Luo Shuai was indeed inferior to General Lin in terms of military ability, and a general who was good at command was needed to lead the 115th Division, and the chairman finally agreed to appoint Chen Guang. In the later stage of the Anti-Japanese War, the strength of our army in the Shandong base area was relatively strong, and the Japanese invaders gradually weakened, and the two sides fell into a state of confrontation for a long time, unable to really launch a large-scale campaign and eliminate the opponent. In this situation, the requirements for the person at the helm in terms of military command are not so prominent.
**attaches more importance to the organization, political work and ability to deal with the overall situation, so Chen Guang, who was transferred back to the headquarters, did not have much impact. In 1943, it was not only Chen Guang who was transferred by the chairman, after which Zhu Rui also returned to Yan'an. ** I have long understood the contradictions between cadres in Shandong, and even specially sent Comrade Shaoqi to mediate, and Comrade Shaoqi also brought back objective feedback to the Military Commission.
**Knows *** and Zhu Rui very well, especially *** was one of the chairman's cronies when he led the Autumn Harvest Uprising. ** In the end, it was decided to let Luo Shuai come forward and become the party, government and military leader of the Shandong base area in 1943, which fundamentally solved the problem of lack of unity of leadership that had plagued the base area for a long time. In the later period of the Anti-Japanese War, Shandong became the largest base in the country, and its comprehensive strength was slightly stronger than that of Jinchaji, which can be said to have made great achievements.
**The evaluation of the prosperity situation in Shandong is: with ***, the whole situation has taken on a new look!Therefore, the chairman transferred Chen Guang that year in order to establish Luo Shuai's position and prestige in the 115th Division, and further to integrate the military and political leadership of Shandong. Subsequently, the chairman also transferred Zhu Rui back to Yan'an in September, and Luo Shuai was completely responsible for it from then on. ** Not only a military strategist, but also a strategist and politician, who excelled in organization and employment.
This cadre transfer fully demonstrates the great man's foresight and outstanding vision.